Series
Department of Health: Microbiology Advisory Committee: Minutes and Papers
Catalogue reference: JA 394
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JA 394
This series contains minutes and papers of the Microbiology Advisory Committee Formerly the Microbiology Panel, which advised the Department on disinfection and sterilization practices as well as providing guidance on microbiological aspects of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JA 394
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Health: Microbiology Advisory Committee: Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1983-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains minutes and papers of the Microbiology Advisory Committee Formerly the Microbiology Panel, which advised the Department on disinfection and sterilization practices as well as providing guidance on microbiological aspects of equipment used in the health service.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- WAC file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Health, 1988-1988
- Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2014 Department of Health
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Files relating to technical and scientific committees, advisory groups, working groups etc, have been selected. Routine administration and minutes and papers of the Laboratory Development Advisory Group and sub-groups have not been selected.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Microbiology Advisory Committee (MAC) was set up in 1984 as an ad-hoc group of experts and specialist to advise the Department of Health and Social Security (later, from 1988, the Department of Health) on disinfection and sterilization practices for medical devices used in the health service. The MAC also advised on the preparation and ratification of Departmental guidance on microbiological aspects of equipment used and intended to be used in the health service. The secretariat was provided by the Scientific and Technical Branch of the Department. This function was taken over by the Medical Devices Agency (1994-2003) and by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (from 2003).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14209681/
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Records created or inherited by the Department of Health (1988-)
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Department of Health: Microbiology Advisory Committee: Minutes and Papers